My stance is i'd never take a neck shot. If I can't take a double lung shot I consider it as having no shot. I'm not bothered by passing up shots.

Not sure you were asking me, but there's my answer anyway.

And a very good answer it was!!!

Will take and have taken neck shots. All the deer I shot in the neck dropped and never got improved had to cut one's juggler or take another killing shot. Only took a handful but if it's the shot and I got a good steady rest I will take it.

I didn't know it would turn into a pissing contest. .270, 30-06, .308, .280, 7mm-08 ( I can keep going) all are great rounds. I just prefer the .270 because of the trajectory. I killed many deer with the 30-06 and it is a great round to. Nothing special but it gets the job down and has for many years. I was just saying a bigger cartridge won't make up for a bad shot.

It shouldn't have turned into that and that's the ridiculous part of this whole thing. I made a little one liner because of my username with a little smilie at the end just joking around with you. Then a member blew it all out of proportion just to toot his own horn and go on the attack like he always does making personal attacks and it went downhill from there. I would hope that most know what you stated above is true, especially the last sentence!

totally depends on each situation. one time I won't , next time I might. just depends on how confident I am of makeing the shot

This is blasphemy. And so close to Christmas too.

Neck shots? This seems to be a popular subject these days.

They work very well.

ATB

I go for lung/heart shots, Neck shots are to chancy for me, plus crock-pot neck roasts our my family's favorite roast!

I would also lean toward the double lung shot, my 7mm liquifies the lungs. I do practice the stated position of keeping options open. I have taken one neck shot, the buck was moving through a timbered swamp and stopped 65 yards in front of me. If the deer turned and walked away I would never see it again,when I centered the scope on the head turned toward me I could see the white patch on the neck/throat. I squeezed and the 165 lb 8 point flipped in the air landing on its back ready to be field dressed. The key is taking a shot you have confidence in making!

Worked with a guy who said he only took neck shots with his bow because he didn't want to waste meat... I still laugh about that knucklehead